Akkadian

edit

Etymology

edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒆬𒄀 (kug/ku₃-sig₁₇ /⁠kugsig, kusig⁠/).

Logogram

edit

𒆬𒄀 (KUG.SIG₁₇, KU₃.SIG₁₇, KUG.GI, KU₃.GI)

  1. Sumerogram of ḫurāṣum (gold).

Sumerian

edit
Signs in this term
𒆬 𒄀

Etymology

edit

From 𒆬 (kug, ku₃, metal) + 𒄀 (sig₁₇/gi, green-yellow).

Noun

edit

𒆬𒄀 (kug/ku₃-sig₁₇ /kugsig, kusig/)

  1. gold

References

edit
  • 𒆬𒄀 (kugsig)” in ePSD2